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In baseball, a sacrifice hit (also called a sacrifice bunt) is the act of deliberately bunting the ball in a manner that allows a runner on base to advance to another base. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in Baseball or fastpitch softball. In Baseball, baserunning is the act of running around the bases performed by members of the team at bat The batter is almost always sacrificed (and to a certain degree that is the intent of the hitter) but sometimes reaches base due to an error or fielder's choice. In Baseball, fielder's choice (abbreviated FC) is a term used to refer to a variety of plays involving an offensive player reaching a base due to the defense's attempt Sometimes the batter may safely reach base by simply outrunning the throw to first; this is not scored as a sacrifice hit but rather a single.

The most common situations in which to sacrifice bunt is when there are fewer than two outs and a runner on first base or runners on first and second base. The runners try to advance as soon as they see the ball bunted. A properly executed sacrifice hit in this scenario puts the ball up the first base line with a runner on first, or down the third base line with runners at first and second. This avoids an inning-ending double play and results in the runner(s) advancing to second (and third) base. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness.

A successful sacrifice hit does not count as an at bat and, unlike a sacrifice fly, does not count during the calculation of on base percentage. In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base In Baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) However, if the scorer believes that the batter was attempting to bunt for a base hit, and not solely to advance the runners, he is not credited with a sacrifice hit and is charged an at bat. In the game of Baseball, the official scorer is a person appointed by the league to record the events on the field, and to send this official record of

In leagues without a designated hitter, sacrifice bunts are most commonly attempted by pitchers, who generally are not known for their hitting abilities. In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Managers believe that since their at bat will probably result in an out, they might as well approach it in a style likely to at least advance the runners. Some leadoff hitters also bunt frequently in similar situations and may be credited with a sacrifice, but as they are often highly skilled bunters and faster runners, they are often trying to get on base as well as advance runners.

A sacrifice hit attempted while a runner is on third is called a squeeze play. In Baseball, the squeeze play is a maneuver consisting of a Sacrifice bunt with a runner on Third base.

Although a sacrifice hit is not the same as a sacrifice fly, both fell under the same statistical category until 1954. In Baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit

In scoring, a sacrifice hit may be denoted by SH, S, or occasionally, SAC.

Notable players with 300 or more sacrifice hits

The following payers have accumulated 300 or more sacrifice hits in their playing careers:

Nippon Professional Baseball/Japanese League:

Major Leagues:

Of players who played significantly prior to 1901, "Wee" Willie Keeler (OF) hit 366 sacrifice hits. Masahiro Kawai ( Japanese:川相 昌弘 born September 27, 1964 in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) was an infielder Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr ( May 2 1887 &ndash March 25 1951) nicknamed "Cocky" was an American Second baseman Jacob Ellsworth Daubert ( April 7 1884 - October 9 1924) was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball John Phalen "Stuffy" McInnis ( September 19 1890 - February 16 1960) was a First baseman and manager in Major Owen Joseph "Donie" Bush ( October 8 1887 - March 28 1972) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop in the Raymond Johnson Chapman ( January 15, 1891 &ndash August 17, 1920) was an American Baseball player spending his entire William Adolf Wambsganss ( March 19, 1894 - December 8, 1985) was a Second baseman in Major League Baseball. William Lawrence "Larry" Gardner ( May 13 1886 - March 11 1976) was a Third baseman in Major League Baseball Tristram E Speaker ( April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958) nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely Walter James Vincent Maranville ( November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954) better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and William Henry Keeler ( March 3, 1872 - January 1, 1923) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie" was

Among players who played primarily in the post-1920 live-ball era, the career leader in sacrifice hits is Joe Sewell with 275. The live-ball era, also referred to as the lively ball era, is the period in Major League Baseball beginning in, following the Dead-ball era. For other people and things named "Sewell", see Sewell (disambiguation He was first called up by the Cleveland Indians late in the 1920 season shortly after the death of Indians star shortstop Ray Chapman after being hit in the head by a pitch, the event which is generally regarded as the start of the live-ball era. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

As of June 6, 2008, the active leader in sacrifice hits is San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel, whose 235 also place him 47th on the career leaderboard. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Omar Enrique Vizquel Gonzalez (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop playing (Baseball-reference. com) [1]

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